Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 3352-3359 , September 2006

Antihypertensive Effect of Peptides Obtained from Enterococcus faecalis-Fermented Milk in Rats

  • M. Miguel

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Fermentaciones Industriales, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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  • I. Recio

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Fermentaciones Industriales, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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  • M. Ramos

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Fermentaciones Industriales, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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  • M.A. Delgado

      Affiliations

    • Grupo Leche Pascual, Ctra. Palencia s/n, 09400 Aranda de Duero, Burgos, Spain
  • ,
  • M.A. Aleixandre

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Farmacología y Toxicología (CSIC), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Avda. Complutense s/n 28040 Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 21 July 2005 ,Accepted 27 March 2006.

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PII: S0022-0302(06)72372-4

doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72372-4

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 3352-3359 , September 2006